Riverview Apartments 250 River Street, Kent, OH 44240

"Strongly recommend. Lived here five years for context. You cannot beat the location. You’ve got a nature trail immediately down the hill, downtown is a five-minute walk, and Kent State’s campus is under a mile walk. Staff and maintenance have always been very friendly and responsive, and you get a good bit of space for what you're paying. Would recommend getting a window AC unit. I'm content with fans most of the time, but there's a couple weeks in summer when AC is tough to go without."

"We loved our time at Riverview! Our unit was clean and in great shape when we moved in. Any maintenance requests were always taken care of within 24 hours. Debbie is awesome, always friendly and helpful. Loved the super short walks to downtown, the river, the lovely yoga studio across the street, and the Kent Free Library next door. Super affordable especially with two people splitting the rent!"

"Lived in a 3rd floor unit here for 1.5 years and overall had a pretty positive experience. Some honest takes: the apartments are old, somewhat dingy, and lack AC- but that’s frankly what you pay for. The units are well-insulated, saving utility costs in winter time. Internet is included, but it can get a bit spotty a couple times during the day). Water is also included. Not every unit is the same- yours might, for example, lack a ceiling fan like the one you saw in your tour. The proximity to campus, downtown, and the library is hard to beat. Loved the wooden skywalk and the sizeable yard. Despite what they say, no one ever got towed for not having a pass in that lot. The train noises do take some time to get used to, and something needs to be said for the coal dust. Those trains carry open containers of coal. You may notice trails of black dust in your apartment if you don’t take shoes off at the door, and if you clean the windows, the water will quickly turn black. I imagine it’s not too different for other residences in the area. Still, keep this in mind if you’ve got kids, pets, or chronic lung issues. Invest in air filters (and a window AC unit). I didn’t deal too much with management, but they seemed nice enough, kept to the 24-hour notice of entry, and were quick enough to respond to my one maintenance request."

"I lived there for 2 years until the end of 2015. Went thru 3 ownership changes. Unless you live on the third floor, noise levels for me were terrible. Probably because there is no insulation between floors, or on outside walls, so you hear everything. Trains run constantly at night, and you can't open your windows at night because the train horns echo in the parking lot against the hillside and the building. New management had a problem with complying with the 24 hour required notice to enter apts. to which I threatened legal action if they entered my apt. without prior notice in anything but an emergency. Would you want your landlord to walk in whenever they want with a master key and no notice. Using a convicted criminal who was a non employee to do a maintenance call on a single females apt. with no supervision. Welcome to Riverview. Filling the dumpsters with remodeling waste, leaving no room for tenants garbage, forcing them to leave it on the ground. Check the Kent Health Dept. website under Riverview Apts. Their response to my complaints about not giving 24 hours notice before entering apts. Non renewal of my lease. Best thing that ever happened. I moved out in 5 days. This was the worst place in Kent I ever lived in."